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Andrew Ford
CurrentlyGeneral Manager – Retail & Reverse Mortgages at Heartland Bank
ResidesAuckland, NZ

Andrew Ford

Andrew is General Manager – Retail and Reverse Mortgages at Heartland Bank. The teams he leads support Heartland's market leading products by providing customers with exceptional service. Heartland is the leading reverse mortgage provider in New Zealand and Australia.

Expertise

Whilst Andrew has broad experience, he is an expert in Reverse Mortgages, having been involved with them since 2013. He was CEO of Heartland Seniors Finance in Australia for 3 and a half years and has researched reverse mortgages extensively internationally. Under Andrew's leadership Heartland has grown its reverse mortgage business significantly and helped tens of thousands of Kiwi's and Aussie's live a more comfortable retirement.

Experience

Andrew has been with Heartland for over 20 years, in a variety of different roles.

Andrew Ford's latest articles

What is a reverse mortgage?

What is a reverse mortgage?

If you’re 60 or older and own a home, a reverse mortgage lets you borrow money to live a more comfortable retirement and not repay the loan or accumulated interest until your home is eventually sold. If you wish, you can also make repayments along the way to reduce the amount borrowed and interest charged.

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A complete guide to reverse mortgages

A complete guide to reverse mortgages

Many people find themselves in retirement with less money than they expected, or a cost of living that’s way more than they imagined. They’ve worked hard for decades and paid off the mortgage, or very nearly, but for all sorts of reasons their retirement savings are a bit light. Their superannuation barely covers the basic

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